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• Permit request dropped for planned East Texas reservoir

  08-05-2016 22:35
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Texas — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has withdrawn a request for a federal permit to build an East Texas reservoir that’s been in the works for nearly 40 years. The Corps last month withdrew the permit application for the proposed $387 million Lake Columbia Regional Water Supply Reservoir Project. Corps officials cited […]
  
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• 2 hurt after small plane crashes in Surprise neighborhood

  08-05-2016 22:12
  
  SURPRISE, Ariz. — Authorities say two people were injured when a small airplane crash-landed in a Surprise neighborhood. Surprise police say the single-engine aircraft crashed around 5 p.m. Saturday inside a gated community. According to investigators, the plane managed to land in a greenbelt area away from any homes or structures. Firefighters responded and transported […]
  
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• South Texas nursing school must boost passing rates

  08-05-2016 20:24
  
  BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A South Texas community college cannot accept new nursing program students as it seeks to improve lagging passing rates for the state licensing exam. Texas Southmost College in Brownsville has seen its nursing program passing rate dip as low as 46 percent in the last three years, The Brownsville Herald (http://bit.ly/1TxhVXo ) […]
  
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• Flagstaff weighs in on revising reclaimed wastewater rules

  08-05-2016 20:01
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — State regulators are reconsidering the process of treating and distributing reclaimed wastewater, an issue that greatly concerns Flagstaff residents. The Arizona Daily Sun reports (http://bit.ly/1NnwD6O) officials from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality say over 50 people showed up at a recent meeting on the subject, more than double the attendance of […]
  
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• Driver charged in death of former Justice O’Connor’s sister

  08-05-2016 19:54
  
  TUCSON, Ariz. — An Arizona man is facing a manslaughter charge in connection with a collision that killed the sister of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Pima County Sheriff’s officials in Tucson said Sunday that 24-year-old Jarrad Barnes has been booked on one count each of manslaughter and driving under the influence. […]
  
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• 2 die, 3 hurt in wrong-way traffic wreck in College Station

  08-05-2016 19:31
  
  COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Two drivers have been killed and three people hurt — including a police officer — as part of a wrong-way traffic accident in Central Texas. College Station police say the wrecks happened before dawn Sunday. Lt. Steve Brock says an officer on patrol saw a truck traveling the wrong way on […]
  
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• Arizona Game and Fish try stocking lakes with tiger trout

  08-05-2016 18:25
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A new species of trout is making a splash in northern Arizona. Arizona Game and Fish officials are planning to stock 18,000 tiger trout in various Mogollon Rim and White Mountain-area lakes. Game and Fish spokesman Nick Walter says this is the first time tiger trout has been introduced to Arizona waters. […]
  
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• ‘Bathroom bandit’ pilfers plumbing at Ohio businesses

  08-05-2016 18:16
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police in Ohio’s capital are searching for a man who’s been pilfering plumbing from stores, hospitals and restaurants. Dubbed the Bathroom Bandit, Columbus police say he enters various local establishments, visits the men’s restroom, disconnects the plumbing and leaves with the stolen parts in his backpack. A police department spokeswoman says the […]
  
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• Energy company owner in Texas gets prison for Ponzi scam

  08-05-2016 17:31
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — The owner of a Texas oil and gas exploration company must serve more than 13 years in federal prison and repay $3.7 million to investors who were scammed. Prosecutors in Austin say William Risinger owned RHM Exploration and operated the company as a Ponzi scam. The 44-year-old Risinger in January pleaded guilty […]
  
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• 1 dead, 3 hurt in Austin gunfire, police search for gunman

  08-05-2016 16:44
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Investigators say one person has been killed and three wounded in gunfire during a fight in an Austin parking lot. Austin police searched for the gunman who fled following the shootings early Sunday. Police say two men got into a fight, then one pulled a gun and started firing into a group […]
  
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• Science on the Hill: Gravitational waves open new window on universe

  08-05-2016 15:00
  
  One of the greatest scientific achievements in recent memory, the detection of a gravitational wave-signal confirmed a 100-year-old prediction of Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
  
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• Sanders gains net of 31 delegates in Washington, but still has hard road

  08-05-2016 08:05
  
  WASHINGTON–Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has cut into Hillary Clinton's ...
  
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• Ramah’s Hill completes long comeback in style

  08-05-2016 08:05
  
  Fortunately, Ramah's Taea Hill had a second chance to right a terrible instance of misfortune.
  
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• N. Korea says it won’t use nukes first

  08-05-2016 08:05
  
  PYONGYANG, North Korea–North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said during a critical ruling party ...
  
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• Isotopes Murphy has big game in just his second game back

  08-05-2016 08:05
  
  Welcome back, Tom Murphy.Playing in just his second game this season for the Albuquerq ...
  
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• Two hydrologists blame toxin used to kill fish for Parkinson's diagnoses

  08-05-2016 07:00
  
  The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish propose treating streams in the Gila Wilderness with the chemical, rotenone, to help reintroduce Gila trout, a threatened native species.
  
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• Homicide detectives investigate man’s shooting death

  08-05-2016 04:19
  
  Detectives have launched a homicide investigation after a man was found with a gunshot wound near Broadway and Gibson SE early Saturday, according to police. Officer Simon Drobik said the man died shortly after police made contact with him. He was found wounded around 1 a.m. Saturday close to Gibson and John, about one block west of […]
  
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• Speak Up! on the sports/politics mix, prep soccer

  08-05-2016 02:54
  
  ■ SO UNM UNEXPECTEDLY kicks the Gathering of Nations out of the Pit because it cost $2,300, an event which has been here for 33 years and which brings in millions to Albuquerque.  But the Athletic Department’s incompetence allows the men’s basketball operations director to misuse $63,418.  Paul Krebs has messed up the UNM Athletic […]
  
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• Lobo baseball tops UNLV 6-2 to even series

  08-05-2016 02:51
  
  LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The University of New Mexico baseball team (32-17, 17-6 Mountain West) bounced back to earn a 6-2 victory on the road Saturday against the UNLV Rebels (21-25, 11-12). The Lobos, who lost Friday’s series opener 11-6, will conclude its weekend series against the Rebels on Sunday at 2:05 p.m. MST. The Lobo […]
  
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• Aggie baseball evens series with Seattle

  08-05-2016 02:28
  
   LAS CRUCES  – After falling in extra innings on Friday, New Mexico State (26-20, 14-6) bounced back with an 8-5 win over Seattle U (29-17, 16-4) on Saturday. Junior Austin Botello’s 3-for-4 day at the plate with three RBI played a major role in the win, finishing just a double shy of the cycle. The […]
  
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• Lobo women are 16th in 18-team Baton Rouge golf regional

  08-05-2016 02:21
  
  New Mexico shot its best round of the tournament at 305, but it wasn’t enough to budge the Lobo women from 16th place as the three-round Baton Rouge (La.) Regional wrapped up. Leading the Lobos in their final event of the season was junior Manon Mollé, 30th individually with a 7-over 223 (77-71-75). Darian Zachek […]
  
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• APD: Child abuse report leads to gunfire

  08-05-2016 02:12
  
  An Albuquerque man was arrested on multiple charges after he shot the vehicle carrying a couple who called 911 to report that he was hitting an infant, according to police. Officers were dispatched to the Circle K gas station near Quail and Coors NW late Wednesday after a woman said she and her boyfriend saw a […]
  
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• Aggie women’s golf finishes ninth in NCAA regional

  08-05-2016 02:00
  
  SHOAL CREEK, Ala. – The New Mexico State Aggies improved one spot in the final round and finished ninth at the NCAA Shoal Creek Regional Saturday at the Shoal Creek Country Club. New Mexico State posted a final round 310, the best of those not making the top six, and finished with a 931 for […]
  
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• Lobo softball falls 2-1 to San Diego State

  08-05-2016 01:46
  
  The University of New Mexico softball team put together a better performance against San Diego State Saturday, but fell 2-1. The Lobos are now 22-24 on the season and 7-12 in the Mountain West. The Aztecs are now 27-20 overall and 10-10 in the conference. “I think we should have won that game,” said head […]
  
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• ‘Topes Today: Saturday, May 7

  08-05-2016 01:40
  
  Vs. Tacoma, 7:05 p.m.   Radio: 610 AM   Probable starters: Isotopes RHP Shane Carle (2-2, 7.92 ERA) vs. Rainers RHP Adrian Sampson (3-1, 2.67)   Promotion: Little League Night/post game fireworks   Friday: Mike Zunino homered and Tacoma grabbed a series-opening 6-1 victory over Albuquerque in front of a season-best announced crowd of 10,391 […]
  
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• Updated: APD seeks four who took dead man to local ER

  08-05-2016 01:27
  
  Police are searching for a group of four people who left a man with an apparent gunshot wound at a local hospital early Saturday, where he was pronounced dead, according to an Albuquerque Police Department spokesman. Officer Simon Drobik said the man, who has not been identified, was dropped off at the Kaseman Hospital emergency […]
  
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